2015 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

UCLA Physicists Determine the Three-Dimensional Positions of Individual Atoms for the First Time

Scientists at UCLA have used a powerful microscope to image the three-dimensional positions of individual atoms to a precision of 19 trillionths of a meter, which is several times smaller than a hydrogen atom.

X-ray Imaging Reveals Secrets In Battery Materials

In a new study, led by physicists and nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, researchers explain why one particular cathode material works well at high voltages, while most other cathodes do not.

Symmetry Matters in Graphene Growth

Scientists at Rice University discovered that the geometric relationship between graphene and the substrate, the underlying material on which carbon assembles atom by atom, determines how the island shapes emerge.

Uncovering the Secrets of Super Solar Power Perovskites

University of Utah study of magnetic field effects could help researchers to fully optimize organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells.

Catching and Releasing Tiny Molecules

A team of Harvard scientists have demonstrated a new technique for sorting biomolecules that could lead to efficient clinical diagnostics and chemical purification.

Catalyst Destroys Common Toxic Nerve Agents Quickly

Northwestern University scientists have developed a robust new material, inspired by biological catalysts, that is extraordinarily effective at destroying toxic nerve agents that are a threat around the globe.

New Transitory Form of Silica Observed

A Carnegie-led team was able to discover five new forms of silica under extreme pressures at room temperature.

Bacteria Could Help Clean Groundwater Contaminated by Uranium Ore Processing

Scientists at Rutgers University have discovered a bacterium in soil at an ore mill in Colorado that essentially breathes uranium and renders it immobile.

Bucky-Balls Become Buckybombs

Scientists at USC modify bucky-balls so they explode when heated, which may have potential for killing cancer cells.

Discovery Paves Way for New Kinds of Superconducting Electronics

Physicists at UC San Diego have developed a new way to control the transport of electrical currents through high-temperature superconductors—materials discovered nearly 30 years ago that lose all resistance to electricity at commercially attainable low temperatures.

Surendranath Receives Department of Energy Early Career Award

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected MIT Professor Yogesh Surendranath for a 2015 Early Career Research Program award. This highly competitive program supports exceptional researchers early in their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work.

3D “Nanobridges” Formed Using Electron Beam Writing with Tiny Jets of Liquid Precursor

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a process for creating complex, three-dimensional, nanoscale structures - 5,000 times faster than present techniques.